June 23, 2019 Here’s a posting about the entire painter’s log, added to my new digital history library: https://legeros.com/blog/seagrave-paint-log-1906-1951. March 20, 2016 What do the pages of the painter’s log look like? Here’s an example: And here’s a page that mentions Tarboro, North Carolina. Page 119, from 1933. The notation says something like “April 18th, …
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Wake County Fire Services has implemented a new organizational chart, with two new Deputy Director positions reporting to the Fire Service Director, a new Logistics Manager position, and a couple other changes. Let s chat with Fire Services Director Nick Campasano for a closer look. The new structure was originally conceived by [prior Fire Services …
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The Redwood Fire Department in Durham County recently received this 2016 Kenworth T-800/U.S. Tanker Patriot elliptical tanker, capacity 3000 gallons, plus pump. Designated Tanker 715. See more photos from Lee Wilson.
Here’s an interesting slice of social history, beginning with provocative headline “Negro Firemen Acquit Themselves Well In Few Dixie Cities; Durham Hasn’t Warmed Up To Idea.” It was found via North Carolina Newspapers, a neat site with access to hundreds of digitized newspapers from around the state. Below is the front page of Durham’s Carolina …
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Commencing our annual compiling of run numbers. Here’s what we’ve received thus far. Add yours as comment, or drop a line. Raleigh Incidents 39,145 Runs 59,401 Top units E3 – 2,696 E12 – 2,608 E11 – 2,462 Sq15/E15 – 2,369 (Sq15 > E15 on 1/16) E19 – 2,239 L4 – 2,248 L2 – 1,995 L5 …
Cary opened their ninth fire station late last month. Where does that place them in department rankings by station count, across North Carolina? Here’s the current data. Advise corrections. 42 – Charlotte28 – Raleigh25 – Greensboro19 – Winston-Salem17 – Fayetteville16 – Durham14 – High Point12 – Asheville11 – Concord10 – Camp Lejeune10 – Wilmington9 – …
The opening of Cary’s new fire station this week gets me thinking. How many newly constructed fire stations have opened in Raleigh and Wake County? Let’s take a look… Criteria: Purpose-built as a fire station, or Purpose-built to house a fire department. Thus can include town hall buildings or other combination structures Answer: At least …
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